Essays on Prodigy

Throughout history, there have been many great thinkers. They have sprawled among many disciplines, from philosophy to physics. Nevertheless, some of these have made important contributions to many fields at the same time. One of these cases is that of Blaise Pascal, who was deeply influential in mathematics, philosophy and theology. In a sense, one could say that these three disciplines were intertwined in his work. By studying the loftier aspects of the human experience, Pascal was able to bring together probability theory and his worries about the existence of God. As such, his notorious wager was a turning ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It is common knowledge that every well-educated person should know, understand and appreciate music. However, no matter how well aware of various composers and genres people might be, many of us find it difficult to feel it. There are numerous examples of musicians who can technically perform a piece, but when you listen to them playing, you realize that you might as well listen to a robot. Only the emotion behind the melody gives music a truly human feel and makes it a universal human language that will be understood all over the world. Thus, it is extremely important ...

English Literature

It should be entirely up to the child to choose which path they wish to take in life. Granted, that choice may need to be guided by the child’s parents or role models but ultimately, their decisions should be their own. In her novel, The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan addresses the relationship between children and their parents and the expectations which the latter lays out for the former. In her case, Tan is Chinese American and has experienced a number of tensions between her Chinese parents’ designs for her life and her own. This idea of two generations, ...